diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 10cb2c56e1..24b01de2f5 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -45,4 +45,6 @@ _ReSharper*/
 MetroDemo/publish/*
 
 
-*.ncrunch*
\ No newline at end of file
+*.ncrunch*
+
+packages
\ No newline at end of file